Integrated Design and Media (BS)

Program Description

formerly known as Integrated Digital Media

Our Bachelor of Science program centers around the IDM core, a suite of courses that focus on the four areas of Image, Sound, Narrative, and Interactivity. These courses are combined with upper-level electives ranging from user experience design to augmented reality to motion capture, as well as courses from the Tandon Engineering core, media studies courses taken in the department of Media, Culture, and Communication (MCC), and additional courses in math, science, humanities, and social sciences. 

Students will be exposed to a maker-centric, project-based education focused on their development as socially engaged, creative individuals fluent in the use and development of cutting-edge technology. IDM students are encouraged to engage in research and to develop their own work through their classes, capstone projects, the Tandon VIP Program, Tandon InnoVention, NYU Entrepreneurship, and internships within New York City’s $23.6B media industry.

As a research-active program within NYU Tandon School of Engineering, IDM faculty collaborate in research that integrates digital media and society. Our projects range from using motion capture technology to reimagine theatrical performance, to developing novel uses of virtual/augmented reality for health and wellness, to the integration of STEAM learning into special needs education, to the development of citizen science tools to empower NYC residents to monitor and report on noise pollution in their communities, to helping NASA JPL develop next-generation user interfaces for space exploration, to assisting with the search and visualization of the historical record of New York City.

Admissions

New York University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions supports the application process for all undergraduate programs at NYU.  For additional information about undergraduate admissions, including application requirements, see How to Apply. 

Program Requirements

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http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/undergraduate/fields_of_study

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With the exception of MCC-UE 1029 New Media Research Studio; MCC-UE 1031 Digital Media: Theory and Practice; MCC-UE 1585 Creative Coding; MCC-UE 1033 Critical Making

Sample Plan of Study

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http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/undergraduate/fields_of_study

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With the exception of MCC-UE 1029 New Media Research Studio; MCC-UE 1031 Digital Media: Theory and Practice; MCC-UE 1585 Creative Coding; MCC-UE 1033 Critical Making

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:

1. Develop conceptual thinking skills to generate ideas and content in order to solve problems or create opportunities. Students will develop a research and studio practice through inquiry and iteration.
2. Develop technical skills to realize their ideas. Students will understand and utilize tools and technology, while adapting to constantly changing technological paradigms by learning how to learn. Students will be able to integrate/interface different technologies within a technological ecosystem.
3. Develop critical thinking skills that will allow them to analyze and position their work within cultural, historic, aesthetic, economic, and technological contexts.
4. Gain knowledge of professional practices and organizations by developing their verbal, visual, and written communication for documentation and presentation, exhibition and promotion, networking, and career preparation.
5. Develop collaboration skills to actively and effectively work in a team or group.

Policies

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Tandon Policies

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